When you donate to the Cancer Society, one of the places those donations go is to support world-class cancer research.
The Cancer Society is a major funder of cancer research in Aotearoa New Zealand. This includes research into treatments, early detection and improving quality of life for those going through cancer and their whānau.
The research we fund includes:
- Developing new treatments for breast cancer - Zimei Wu
- Investigating new ways to make cancer drugs - Alistair Brown
- Investigating prehabilitation for people in cancer treatment - Hannah van Waart
- Improving end of life care for those with life-limiting cancer - Jessica Young
- Improving quality of life after treatment - Anna Miles
- Developing a vaccine to enhance treatment of liver cancer - Olivia Burn
Read about more of our researchers here
We are dedicated to improving equity in cancer outcomes, and recognising the lack of Māori cancer researchers in Aotearoa, we aim to build a Māori cancer research workforce.
As part of our Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based partnership with Hei Āhuru Mōwai, we are funding Māori postgraduate students to research to address Māori health inequities.
This research includes:
- Understanding the experiences and unique contributions of Māori cancer nurses - Stella Williams-Terei
- Integrating traditional and complementary approaches to breast cancer for wāhine Māori - Maria Marama
- Understanding the acceptability and applicability of CAR-T cell therapy in whānau Māori - Danielle Sword
Read about our Māori Cancer Researcher Award recipients here
Meet our researchers
In August we invited some of the researchers we’re currently funding to share a little about their research ahead of Daffodil Day.
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the National Research Grant Round 2023
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the Māori Cancer Researcher Awards 2023.
The Cancer Society funds PhD scholarships, Cancer Research Centres and individual research programme…